Though the history of the old British Empire is full of bloody wars, occupations, slavery, etc., indeed, in the case of Iraq, British occupation, though bloody, did not lead to over a million dead, four million refugees, and the other disasters of George W. Bush’s present occupation.

Two years ago, the leaders of the United Methodist Church,
of which George Bush claims to be a member, called for a
timeline to withdraw from Iraq. Now — unlike Congress —
they’re upping the ante.

Bishops of the United Methodist Church elected an Iowa
bishop to lead them and called on the United States and its
allies to begin an immediate withdrawal from Iraq.

Iowa Bishop Gregory Vaughn Palmer, 53, was elected to lead
the worldwide Council of Bishops of the 11 million-member
church, the nation’s second largest Protestant denomination.

The resolution calling for an immediate troop withdrawal from
Iraq also urges no permanent military bases in Iraq,
increased support for military veterans and support for a
reconstruction plan.

This isn’t the first time Bush has been called to account by his
brethren. As early as 2003, just after the triumphant “end of
major combat operations in Iraq,” Methodists expressed
their displeasure with the current occupant. A group of 120
of their leaders signed a document entitled “A Prophetic
Epistle from United Methodists Calling Our Brother George
W. Bush to Repent.”